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lisa nowak is very good actress. on february 5th, 2007, lisa nowak had ample opportunity to talk to me. she followed me inside the orlando international airport for hours. the i'm a very friendly person, your honor, who at that time would have welcomed her company over some hot chocolate while waiting for my suitcase to arrive. when i -- >> we're going to take a quick break. i hate to do that in the middle of an impact statement like that. we'll be right back with more on shipman and the case involving lisa nowak who has taken a guilty plea today. we'll be right back. >> we'll take two more minutes of this live witness impact stadium of the attack in the parking lot in orlando. here's colleen shipman live in orlando. >> i fought the urge to breathe in whatever poison it was she sprayed me with. i thought i escaped a car jacking and i'm sure she just tried to kill me to steal my car. i had no idea that a high paid high ranking military officer just escaped a horrible death that night. it was a nightmare and the nightm
lisa nowak is very good actress. on february 5th, 2007, lisa nowak had ample opportunity to talk to me. she followed me inside the orlando international airport for hours. the i'm a very friendly person, your honor, who at that time would have welcomed her company over some hot chocolate while waiting for my suitcase to arrive. when i -- >> we're going to take a quick break. i hate to do that in the middle of an impact statement like that. we'll be right back with more on shipman and the...
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well, in the plea lisa nowak cannot have any contact with shipman. she was sentenced to a year of probation and 50 hours community service. she was facing some serious jail time if she had been convicted of the original charges. >>> a number of veterans day events are in the morning skpreps planner. janet napt napolitano. >>> have you seen sammy sosa recently? sammy looks really different. some are saying it's not just because he stopped playing. what is it because? hi, larry. >> the issues, sammy sosa doing steroids kind of thing. this has nothing to do with allegations of that. he's denying he is trying to lighten his skin as the former king of pop michael jackson did. soon to be 41-year-old, do you think he looks different? yes, dramatically different than six months ago. that picture may on the left, a recent picture on the right. he said he used a cosmetic cream for years to soften skin. that combined with bright tv lights and grammy awards where the picture was taken made his skin look lighter. he wouldn't give the name of the cream he uses whe
well, in the plea lisa nowak cannot have any contact with shipman. she was sentenced to a year of probation and 50 hours community service. she was facing some serious jail time if she had been convicted of the original charges. >>> a number of veterans day events are in the morning skpreps planner. janet napt napolitano. >>> have you seen sammy sosa recently? sammy looks really different. some are saying it's not just because he stopped playing. what is it because? hi, larry....
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she felt lisa nowak was out to kill her. this is what's wrong with our criminal justice system is there's no rhyme or reason to it. it's arbitrary and capricious. this guy is -- this woman is -- oh, she looks remorseful to me, therefore i'm going to let her go without any jail time. >> no, there is rhyme and reason to it. ultimately, good deals for defendants are obtained for one of two reasons. either the defendant is a stellar human being. and certainly that could be a factor here. or there's some risk of loss for the prosecution. and the defense lawyer did an excellent job of chipping away at the evidence in this case, challenging the admissibility of statements that lisa nowak made the night that she was initially interrogated. challenging the evidence that was obtained as being illegally confiscated. so -- >> oh, please. >> it's exactly those things that create the risk of loss. and hang on a second, jane. i will have to say this. if we can be allowed a little bit of levity. her lawyer -- >> you're going to have to wait
she felt lisa nowak was out to kill her. this is what's wrong with our criminal justice system is there's no rhyme or reason to it. it's arbitrary and capricious. this guy is -- this woman is -- oh, she looks remorseful to me, therefore i'm going to let her go without any jail time. >> no, there is rhyme and reason to it. ultimately, good deals for defendants are obtained for one of two reasons. either the defendant is a stellar human being. and certainly that could be a factor here. or...
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lisa nowak is due in court today. you'll hear about a plea deal on the table plus michael jackson's father is challenging his son's will. he says the executors of his son's will made a big mistake. >>> the former astronaut accused of attacking another woman, lisa nowak will be in court in florida. the deal has some conditions. they're not giving details, though. nowak pled not guilty to attempted kidnapping and other charges. the woman she allegedly attacked is expected to be there today as well. >>> new this morning, basketball legend kareem abdul ba ja bar has revealed he has cancer. here is rafer with more on the story. it just caused a ripple of reaction in the newsroom. >> because he's a young guy and such a well known guy. kareem abdul-jabbar is only 62 years old, one of the greatest of all time. now he says he has a rare form of blood cancer called chronic myeloid leukemia. his doctor told him it is not a death sentence. he is trying to raise awareness and give hope to others who may have the disease. he approa
lisa nowak is due in court today. you'll hear about a plea deal on the table plus michael jackson's father is challenging his son's will. he says the executors of his son's will made a big mistake. >>> the former astronaut accused of attacking another woman, lisa nowak will be in court in florida. the deal has some conditions. they're not giving details, though. nowak pled not guilty to attempted kidnapping and other charges. the woman she allegedly attacked is expected to be there...
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lisa the four critical issues we believe for breast cancer patients. we have a very large bipartisan group of people that have supported us over the years in many ways. staying in the politics of cancer and the partisan politics are very different. >> who is working on your group on getting more funds for technology? >> ge is going to. >> can you explain that further? >> we need to have in this technology summit to have industry come to the table. we need government to come to the table. we need at this the grooves and private insurers will get it that as technology has benefited almost every possible part of our lives, when you see cell phones that we generate themselves, screening areas in airports -- and convinced that there is a better way for screening. we need market incentives. many companies are interested in detecting all of these. we will be urging them as much as we can to participate in the solution to close technology gaps. >> how much money is going into new detection technology is now? >> i will s list to correct me if i am wrong. every
lisa the four critical issues we believe for breast cancer patients. we have a very large bipartisan group of people that have supported us over the years in many ways. staying in the politics of cancer and the partisan politics are very different. >> who is working on your group on getting more funds for technology? >> ge is going to. >> can you explain that further? >> we need to have in this technology summit to have industry come to the table. we need government to...
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last friday i saw some of you at a white house stakeholder briefing i hosted with lisa jackson, the administrator of our environmental protection agency. at that briefing we talked about many of the steps my department is taking in this area from funding research on the health costs of greenhouse gas emissions to investing in communities to help them respond to climate-related disease to slashing greenhouse gas emissions in our own buildings. this is not an afterthought from my department. this is a key part of our broader public health strategy. more and more we understand that health is not something that happens just in doctors' offices. whether you're healthy or not depends on what you eat and drink, what you breathe, how you get around and where you live. a world that's heating up and powered by coal-fired plants that fill the sky with harmful greenhouse gas is going to have fewer healthy people than a world that runs on clean, renewable energy. that's why even if our planet was not in jeopardy, even if energy independence was not crucial to our national security, and even if clean energy wa
last friday i saw some of you at a white house stakeholder briefing i hosted with lisa jackson, the administrator of our environmental protection agency. at that briefing we talked about many of the steps my department is taking in this area from funding research on the health costs of greenhouse gas emissions to investing in communities to help them respond to climate-related disease to slashing greenhouse gas emissions in our own buildings. this is not an afterthought from my department. this...
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lisa is calling us from missouri. lisa, what's your situation? >> caller: hi. i'm a mother of seven children. >> wow, okay. >> caller: and i've found that, you know, it's better to be honest with your children as the situation occurs, because children are a lot more understandable these days than we think. >> okay. you think that they're mature than we give them credit for. >> caller: yes, i do. >> okay. are you fortunate enough to still be in a situation where you can take care of them? >> caller: yes, i am. my husband is back to work now. unfortunately, i'm still laid of off, but my children understand those things, because we have been completely honest from day one with our children. >> okay. hang in there, lisa, and i hope that you are gainfully employed again soon, as well. let's get to greg calling us from arizona. all right, greg. lisa says that you should talk to the kids about what's going on. what do you think? >> caller: well, in our household, we have three rules about family and christmas. >> okay. >> caller: the first rule is, at the dinner table
lisa is calling us from missouri. lisa, what's your situation? >> caller: hi. i'm a mother of seven children. >> wow, okay. >> caller: and i've found that, you know, it's better to be honest with your children as the situation occurs, because children are a lot more understandable these days than we think. >> okay. you think that they're mature than we give them credit for. >> caller: yes, i do. >> okay. are you fortunate enough to still be in a situation...
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patrick swayze's widow, lisa niemi, gave her first tv interview since patrick died. she opened up on oprah today about patrick's final moments and she revealed a bombshell secret about their marriage. first, though, i want you to hear how lisa described patrick's final days and when he gave in to the cancer. watch. >> he was very comfortable. >> he had sufficient drugs? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i mean, we were very -- and there's a strange difficult transition from trying to treat and make better to try to make comfortable. very, very, very hard to do, because -- >> because once you try to make comfortable, it means you've given up the fight to make better. >> ah, yeah. >> rachel, it just sounds heart wrenching, doesn't it? >> it's absolutely gut wrenching. these two were the golden couple in hollywood, together for about 37 years. and, you know, every loss is tragic, but this was definitely a huge loss for their family, for everyone in the industry and for all his fans around the world. >> yeah, she seems like a very, very strong woman. i'm sure his absence is gut wrenc
patrick swayze's widow, lisa niemi, gave her first tv interview since patrick died. she opened up on oprah today about patrick's final moments and she revealed a bombshell secret about their marriage. first, though, i want you to hear how lisa described patrick's final days and when he gave in to the cancer. watch. >> he was very comfortable. >> he had sufficient drugs? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i mean, we were very -- and there's a strange difficult transition from...
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lisa sylvester, cnn, washington. >>> the ft. hood shootings have some soldiers on edge right now. >> fellow soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines are looking at their muslim comrades and are a little bit worried, a little bit more skeptical. and it's human nature. >> hear how american muslim soldiers fear a backlash because of the shooting suspect's religious background. y8 >>> well, communities all over texas hold vigils for the people killed in the ft. hood shootings, authorities are trying to find a motive for the rampage. >> enough of this sort of political correctness. >> muslim leaders react to the killings at ft. hood. what they say might surprise you. >>> if health care reform was the finish line. well, today could touch off the final sprint. why president obama has to convince democrats, not republicans, to go along. hi there, and welcome to hln on this saturday. i'm natasha curry, thanks for spending part of your weekend with us. >>> candle light vigils took place in texas for the 12 soldiers and one civilian killed i
lisa sylvester, cnn, washington. >>> the ft. hood shootings have some soldiers on edge right now. >> fellow soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines are looking at their muslim comrades and are a little bit worried, a little bit more skeptical. and it's human nature. >> hear how american muslim soldiers fear a backlash because of the shooting suspect's religious background. y8 >>> well, communities all over texas hold vigils for the people killed in the ft. hood...
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last friday i saw some of you at the white house state briefing that i hosted with lisa jackson the administrator of our environmental protection agency. at that briefings we talked about many of the steps my department is taking in this area for funding research on the health costs of greenhouse gas emissions to investing in committees to help demaris fanta climate related disease, to slashing greenhouse gas emissions and are owned buildings. this is not an afterthought for my department. this is a key part of our broader health strategy. wore and more we understand that health is not something that happens justin doctors' offices. whether you are healthier not depends on what you eat and drink, what e bright, how you get around and where you live. a world that is heating up and powered by coal-fired plants that filled the sky with harmful greenhouse gas is going to have fewer healthy people then the world that runs on clean renewable energy. that is why even if our plan that was not in jeopardy, even if the energy independence was not crucial toward national security and even if clean energy wa
last friday i saw some of you at the white house state briefing that i hosted with lisa jackson the administrator of our environmental protection agency. at that briefings we talked about many of the steps my department is taking in this area for funding research on the health costs of greenhouse gas emissions to investing in committees to help demaris fanta climate related disease, to slashing greenhouse gas emissions and are owned buildings. this is not an afterthought for my department. this...
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lisa nowak will be in court in florida. prosecutors say the deal has some conditions but they're not giving the details. nowak pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping and other charges. the woman she allegedly attacked is expected to be there today as well. that ought to be interesting. >>> new this morning, basketball legend kareem john allan muhammad has -- kareem abdul-ja has revealed he has cancer. >> he was not only one of the greatest basketball players of all time but also a star in movies like "airplane" and tv shows. it was shocking to hear the 62-year-old saying he has a rare form of blood cancer called chronic myeloid. leukemia. the good news, his doctor says he has a very good chance of living a normal life with the disease and won't impact his life much at all. he's trying to raise awareness and wants to give hope to others that have it. he approached a pharmaceutical company to launch an educational campaign. he's working as a paid spokesman for them. in other news you may remember lagarret blunt punching a
lisa nowak will be in court in florida. prosecutors say the deal has some conditions but they're not giving the details. nowak pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping and other charges. the woman she allegedly attacked is expected to be there today as well. that ought to be interesting. >>> new this morning, basketball legend kareem john allan muhammad has -- kareem abdul-ja has revealed he has cancer. >> he was not only one of the greatest basketball players of all time but...
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host: lisa was commenting earlier about george voinovich, the only senator not to know yesterday. she says he missed the vote because he was celebrating the 30th anniversary since being elected the mayor of cleveland, ohio. joe is joining us on the republican line. caller: good morning, thank you for taking my call. guest: good morning, joe. caller: i watch the program i guess a month or so ago about a businesswoman in california. she spoke about like five insurance companies or 10 insurance companies providing insurance. i mean, wouldn't it be easier for the government to get involved and say to california, you know, open the doors, let some more insurance companies in, this way you free up some competition. i don't know if this is going on in other states orningt but it seems kind of weird that we got a limited number of insurance companies. and the second one is in new york, we have new york healthy. wouldn't it be easier for the federal government to kind of support or, if you will, -- what can i say. give money to support their program to make it cost effective for, you know,
host: lisa was commenting earlier about george voinovich, the only senator not to know yesterday. she says he missed the vote because he was celebrating the 30th anniversary since being elected the mayor of cleveland, ohio. joe is joining us on the republican line. caller: good morning, thank you for taking my call. guest: good morning, joe. caller: i watch the program i guess a month or so ago about a businesswoman in california. she spoke about like five insurance companies or 10 insurance...
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lisa nowak pleaded guilty yesterday to reduced charges for confronting a woman in an airport parking lot. police say she drove from houston to orlando and followed colleen shipman to her car. shipman says she's haunted by what happened then. >> i knew in my heart when lisa nowak attacked me that she was going to kill me. it was in her eyes. a blood-chilling expression of limitless rage and glee. >> in the plea, lisa nowak cannot have any contact with shipman, but she did apologize to her in court. >>> a private u.s. security firm allegedly wanted to bribe its way out of a controversy after its guards shot 17 iraqi civilians. this is video from that shooting. "the new york times" quoting former blackwater executives saying the company had $1 million to buy iraqi officials' silence. the story says it's unclear if any money was paid. a u.s. investigation called those shootings unjustified. >>> the firm now called xe services calls this report baseless. five blackwater guards are now facing manslaughter charges, but they say they were just defending themselves. >>> some players look diff
lisa nowak pleaded guilty yesterday to reduced charges for confronting a woman in an airport parking lot. police say she drove from houston to orlando and followed colleen shipman to her car. shipman says she's haunted by what happened then. >> i knew in my heart when lisa nowak attacked me that she was going to kill me. it was in her eyes. a blood-chilling expression of limitless rage and glee. >> in the plea, lisa nowak cannot have any contact with shipman, but she did apologize...
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there are right now five children of former senators who are serving -- one female, lisa murkowski, and four mills. over the course of history, there have been 45 parings of fathers and mostly sons. guest: i am glad to know that. i remember one special day that chris dodd was sworn in. he was my seatmate. great, great guy. just as he was to take his seat, they move to the chair out of the chamber that he was to sit in, and a move to another chair in the chamber, and he sat down and was announced that he was now occupying the chair of his late father, thomas dodd. the staff had found the chair and located it and i think it is stored somewhere, and they made it available to a crisp. there was a very sentimental moment. host: before we get back to calls, let me ask you this in question, the most momentous vote he cast in your -- you cast in your career? guest: my gosh. there was no so-called declaration of war speech. during that time -- host: first gulf war? guest: the gulf war is one i remember because of the trauma. i think we debated it over the weekend. there were no staff members on
there are right now five children of former senators who are serving -- one female, lisa murkowski, and four mills. over the course of history, there have been 45 parings of fathers and mostly sons. guest: i am glad to know that. i remember one special day that chris dodd was sworn in. he was my seatmate. great, great guy. just as he was to take his seat, they move to the chair out of the chamber that he was to sit in, and a move to another chair in the chamber, and he sat down and was...
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councilwoman mary norwood is among the front-runners for the job along with city council president lisa borders and state senator reid. in new york city mayor michael bloomberg is expected to win a third term. but on a much smaller scale than his 2005 victory. billionaire bloomberg put $33 million into tv advertising, ten times as much as his competitor, city comptroller bill thompson. >>> police say it could be weeks before they identify six women found dead at a home in cleveland. the coroner is collecting dental records for several missing women including nancy kocobs wh lived in the neighborhood. one missing person's advocate says the deaths could have been prevented. >> nancy cobs walked to the store and hasn't been seen since. six families are going to get horrible news. if we had a missing persons department and we had an active, ongoing investigation in all these cases as much as possible, maybe none of this would have happened. >> police are trying to get a warrant to collect dna from a man who lived at the home. convicted rapist anthony sowell. they're also tracing all the pla
councilwoman mary norwood is among the front-runners for the job along with city council president lisa borders and state senator reid. in new york city mayor michael bloomberg is expected to win a third term. but on a much smaller scale than his 2005 victory. billionaire bloomberg put $33 million into tv advertising, ten times as much as his competitor, city comptroller bill thompson. >>> police say it could be weeks before they identify six women found dead at a home in cleveland....
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lisa dohan here she lost her husband navy captain robert dolan at the pentagon september 11th. deborah burlingame, i believe is here and she lost her brother, a pilot. also we are honored tim brown from the new york fire department is here. tim worked night after night on the rescue and recovery efforts of the world trade center. so, it's a privilege to have each of you with us today. on september 11th, 2001, o@@@@@k bin laden stated they were at war with the united states and intent was to kill innocent americans and bring ruin to the united states. the death and destruction they caused in new york, washington and pennsylvania was an act of war. at the time, that was crystal clear to us. if there is now among some folks in washington any confusion on that point is because time has dulled their memory or because other matters have clouded their judgment. but the american people remember that day well and they know that the facts have not changed. president bush responded to the 9/11 terrorist acts swiftly and forcefully and we have been blessed that the dedicated work of millio
lisa dohan here she lost her husband navy captain robert dolan at the pentagon september 11th. deborah burlingame, i believe is here and she lost her brother, a pilot. also we are honored tim brown from the new york fire department is here. tim worked night after night on the rescue and recovery efforts of the world trade center. so, it's a privilege to have each of you with us today. on september 11th, 2001, o@@@@@k bin laden stated they were at war with the united states and intent was to...
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lisa wants them to go far, far away. they should be put on an island with their kids and no cameras and live happily ever after. i'm tired of looking at them. breaking alerts at cnn.com/"showbiz tonight". >>> time for the show biz lineup. sandra bullock versus the porn star. yes, you heard me directly. sandra taking on her husband's ex-for custody of his 5-year-old daughter. the hot debate tonight. should sand are get custody? >> josh and fergie versus the stripper. yes, you heard me right. the stripper said josh had an affair with her. watch out because josh and fergie are fighting back. >> also, is there a vision of baby in mariah carrey's future? mariah carrey reveals if she is pregnant. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. time for the "showbiz news ticker". these are the stories making news right now. >> america's sweetheart versus the porn star. tonight, the explosive details of sandra bullock's fight with a porn star for custody of a 5-year-old girl. josh and fergie versus the stripper. the gloves are not the only th
lisa wants them to go far, far away. they should be put on an island with their kids and no cameras and live happily ever after. i'm tired of looking at them. breaking alerts at cnn.com/"showbiz tonight". >>> time for the show biz lineup. sandra bullock versus the porn star. yes, you heard me directly. sandra taking on her husband's ex-for custody of his 5-year-old daughter. the hot debate tonight. should sand are get custody? >> josh and fergie versus the stripper....
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mary norwood is one of the front-runners and lisa borders and reid. no n. new york city major michael bloomberg expected to win a third term. much smaller scale than his 2005 victory. in houston, big news could be made here. may elect its first openly gay mayor. city controller annise parker facing off with a two-term city councilm councilman. >>> florida family made a plea for help finding a missing mom with a baby on the way. she is two months frpregnant. her family says she went to see her unborn child's father last week and has not been seen since. they are not sure what to tell her 5-year-old son. >> i hope she's not hurt. if anybody knows anything or saw her, just hope they come forward. >> police have talked to the father of watkins' baby twice but will not reveal what he told them. >>> pilot had to make an emergency landing yesterday after byrds hit the plane. this happens every day. the delta flight was headed from phoenix to salt lake city when this happened. impact left a teeny tiny hole above the cockpit window. there was only surface damage so
mary norwood is one of the front-runners and lisa borders and reid. no n. new york city major michael bloomberg expected to win a third term. much smaller scale than his 2005 victory. in houston, big news could be made here. may elect its first openly gay mayor. city controller annise parker facing off with a two-term city councilm councilman. >>> florida family made a plea for help finding a missing mom with a baby on the way. she is two months frpregnant. her family says she went to...
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remember lisa nowak? a pretrial hearing in about 90 minutes from now. prosecutors say the deal has conditions but are not disclosing them to. nowak pleaded guilty to attempted kidnapping and other charges opinion the woman she allegedly attacked in a parking lot two years ago is expected to be at that hearing. >>> if you have the h1n1 flu virus, you should get paid sick leave from dwrour employer to stay at home. that's what connecticut senator christopher dodd is proposing as part of emergency legislation in congress. he says the idea is to make sure sick employees stay home rather than expose other people. >> for the 57 million private sector workers who do not have paid sick leave available, coming down with h1n1 means you have, you have to make a choice. either go into work sick or risk infecting co-workers or stay home and lose, of course, a very important day's pay. the center for disease control strongly recommended that you stay home until your fever has ended and for at least another 24 hours after that. this isn't just a workers' rights issue.
remember lisa nowak? a pretrial hearing in about 90 minutes from now. prosecutors say the deal has conditions but are not disclosing them to. nowak pleaded guilty to attempted kidnapping and other charges opinion the woman she allegedly attacked in a parking lot two years ago is expected to be at that hearing. >>> if you have the h1n1 flu virus, you should get paid sick leave from dwrour employer to stay at home. that's what connecticut senator christopher dodd is proposing as part of...
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host: lisa was commenting earlier about george voinovich, the only senator not to know yesterday. she says he missed the vote because he was celebrating the 30th anniversary since being elected the mayor of cleveland, ohio. joe is joining us on the republican line. caller: good morning, thank you for taking my call. guest: good morning, joe. caller: i watch the program i guess a month or so ago about a businesswoman in california. she spoke about like five insurance companies or 10 insurance companies providing insurance. i mean, wouldn't it be easier for the government to get involved and say to california, you know, open the doors, let some more insurance companies in, this way you free up some competition. i don't know if this is going on in other states orningt but it seems kind of weird that we got a limited number of insurance companies. and the second one is in new york, we have new york healthy. wouldn't it be easier for the federal government to kind of support or, if you will, -- what can i say. give money to support their program to make it cost effective for, you know,
host: lisa was commenting earlier about george voinovich, the only senator not to know yesterday. she says he missed the vote because he was celebrating the 30th anniversary since being elected the mayor of cleveland, ohio. joe is joining us on the republican line. caller: good morning, thank you for taking my call. guest: good morning, joe. caller: i watch the program i guess a month or so ago about a businesswoman in california. she spoke about like five insurance companies or 10 insurance...